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For Fathers Day: Songs by Dads, songs about Dads, a couple mystery vocalists, and a few rounds of the always-fun game, “Who’s Your Daddy?” And, no, this isn’t the game where Charlie Sheen takes a paternity test. I played some singers and the audience had to guess who is the singer’s father. A good time was had by all…well, okay, I can be certain of this: a good time was had by me.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Jamie Cullum / “Meet the Robinsons”

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU / Gina Eckstine / ”Everything I Have Is Yours”

WITHOUT A SONG / Billy Eckstine / “Without A Song”

BEIN’ A DAD / Loudon Wainwright III / “Little Ship”

THE WIFFENPOOF SONG / Claire Hogan / “Boozers & Losers”

I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS / Mandy Patinkin / Dress Casual”

SONG FOR MY FATHER / Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On?”

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Didn’t do a live show this week, but found a couple of gems hidden in the archives.

First – Musical Speed Dating, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math. No other radio program would attempt to do this, probably for good reasons.

Second: Night Of The Living Insomnaics! Ok, let’s dispense with the jokes about how can I have insomnia when I’m always putting audiences to sleep. That makes me yawn, okay? But not because I’m tired. Still, pretty impressive how many great singers and songs have dealt with the subject.

It’s not what you think. I mean, the world is scary enough, so why would I want to add to it? Instead I played an assemblage of some of my favorite Willys, Williams, Billys and Billies, all chosen in my usual willy-nilly way.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / Willie Nelson / “American Classic”

WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE / Nat Cole With Billy May / “The Billy May Sessions”

FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE / Anita O’Day With Billy May / “Swings Rogers And Hart”

LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL / Frank Sinatra with Billy May / “Come Fly With Me”

PURE IMAGINATION / Joanie Sommers / “Here, There, And Everywhere!”

BUT BEAUTIFUL / Bill Evans Trio / “The Last Waltz”

FOR ALL WE KNOW / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”

AND SO IT GOES / Billy Joel / “My Lives”

HOW INSENSiTIVE / (Mystery Vocalist) / William Shatner / “Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy & Wm. Shatner”

Musical Speed Dating this week, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math. No other radio program would attempt to do this, although probably for good reasons.